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In This Issue [Jul 2010]

Referral Promotion

Refer a friend & get $50 off your next rental*.

Refer a friend & get $50.00 credit toward your storage rental. There’s NO LIMIT to how many friends you can refer! For each friend that you refer, who rents a unit, we will give you a $50.00 credit toward your next storage rental.

• $50.00 will be credited to referrer storage rental and not exchangeable for cash.
• Other terms and conditions apply.
• Please contact us at +65 6304 3200 to find out more.

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Payment of your storage rental through AXS Station using credit cards from DBS, POSB, Citibank and Diners Club.

	We are pleased to announce that you can now make payment via credit cards issued from DBS, POSB, Citibank and Diners at all AXS stations for your monthly storage rental. This payment mode is in addition to the currently available NETS payment on the AXS stations. The simples steps for credit card payment at the AXS Station as follows: Select “Finance” – “The respective Bank” – “Payment via credit card” – “General” – “Extra Space”, thereafter just follow the on-screen instructions to complete the payment. Click here for the step-by-step guide (for payment via credit card). If you experience any technical problems while using the AXS Station, kindly call AXS customer service hotline at 6560 2727 (8am - 10pm daily).

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In This Issue [Jun 2010]

Air Paq – a New Innovative Packaging Solution

	Air-Paq’s unique design holds a series of adjoining inflated air chambers that cushions and protects items for storage or transportation. It is suitable for wine bottles and fragile or sensitive items that require extra care and protection. Each air-paq measures 36 cm x 14 cm x 10 cm, ideal for a standard 750 ml wine bottle.

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In This Issue [May 2010]

Payment of your storage rental through AXS Station

	We are pleased to announce that you can now conveniently make payment for your monthly storage rental through more than 650 AXS Stations island-wide operating 24 hours daily. This service will be made available from 13 May 2010 onwards. Simply follow on-screen instructions to complete the transaction or contact us for the detailed step-by-step guide. For further information on AXS Station, you may visit www.axs.com.sg Click here for manual

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In This Issue [April 2010]

Extra Space Self Storage Singapore is proud to be the official storage sponsor for National Youth Envirolympics Challenge
(NYEC) 2010.

		NYEC’s objective is to educate the youth and public about the values leading environmentally-friendly lifestyles, to inspire participants to create a proactive learning environment, and to empower youth leaders with the capability to effectuate changes in the community. This year, the much-awaited NYEC 2010 will be organized in conjunction with the World Environment Day. NYEC 2010 is co-organised by Ci Yuan CC Youth Executive Committee and Youth EnvirOylmpics Council, partnered by Aljunied-Hougang Citizens’ Consultative Committee, People’s Association Youth Movement and National Environment Agency (NEA). The 2 main programmes of NYEC 2010 include the En-Mazing Race and the Official Event, with focus on our theme on water. These two events will be held on 5 June 2010. Click here to find out more.

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In This Issue [January 2010]

Extra Space Self Storage: The Singapore version of the Wine Cave

Advertorial by ieatishootipost

The collecting of wines has really taken off in Singapore over the last decade or so and I am sure many of us will have a few bottles lying around the house somewhere. However, there are two main problems with collecting wines in Singapore. The lack of space, as well as the hot weather.

I remember when I was a medical student doing my rural attachment, I was assigned to an Australian Doctor who had a practice in Cessnock which is a mining town right next to the Hunter Valley Wine Region. He had a huge basement cellar with thousands of bottles under his house. Every night he and his wife would have a bottle of wine to accompany their dinner. Now, if you are drinking wine because you heard that it protects your heart, may I gently remind you that the recommendation is one glass of red wine a day. It is the tannins in the red wines that are cardioprotective and one glass is enough. So don't go drinking a whole bottle of Chardonnay and think you are doing yourself good!

Not many of us living in Singapore have a cellar, so what do you do with your bottles of wine? I tell you what I used to do with my first few bottles. I did the most logical thing and put the bottles in a 9 bottle wine rack on top of the fridge! I only realised later that that was the worst thing to do because the vibration, heat and light just means that I have created the most expensive vinegar distilling factory! You ever read the writing on a box of cough medicine? It always tells you to store it in a cool dark place. Same thing with the wine. Traditionally they are stored in caves which keep the temperature of the wines between 7 to 18 degrees and away from light. But as far as I know, there are no caves in Singapore so the good people at Extra Space Self Storage have come up with the HDB version of the wine cave.	Interior of each compartment

Not Barossa Valley, Boon Keng Alley	This purpose built wine storage facility is temperature and humidity controlled so that the wines can age optimally and there are also backup electricity generators in the event of power failure, so that you can rest easy with the knowledge that your stash will always enjoy cool aircon comfort. Besides the wine storage facilities, Extra Space have normal storage rooms which you can rent to extend your own storage space. However, their business first started off as a facility for wine storage so this is still their area of expertise.

	There is 24 hour security access to the wine storage facility so that you can check on your bottle of Dom Perignon in the middle of the night should you suddenly feel that you need to cradle it in your arms. Access is by security code and every person is issued a different code so that they know who is accessing the facility. There is also a wine tasting area should you wish to share your wine collection with a couple of friends.

Conclusion We live in a country where space is such a premium that some people even keep their Koi in farms where they visit only on weekends! I guess if you have a growing wine collection and you got a couple of boxes which you need to age for a couple of years, this is a great option especially when the wine fridge is running out of space. So tell us, do you keep your wines on top of the fridge?